Prison medical emergencies on decline

CCI, RCI had fifth-, sixth-highest numbers among state prisons

8:12 PM,
Dec. 5, 2012

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A decline in medical emergencies at Ohio's prisons and an emphasis on treating patients on-site has the man who oversees the system optimistic that cost-savings aren't far behind.

"We're going in the right direction," said Stuart Hudson, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's chief of correctional health care.

More than 44,800 medical emergencies were reported at Ohio's prisons in 2011 and nearly 40,000 - 89 percent - were handled at the prisons, according to a Correctional Institution Inspection Committee in a report released Tuesday. The remaining prisoners were ...